Aldous Harding is the latest artist to skip Perth when announcing an Australian tour. Like a growing number of artists, Harding has left the West Coast of her travel plans. Adelaide also didn’t make the cut.
Harding will return to Australia this November, with four exclusive headline shows in Melbourne, Hobart, Sydney and Brisbane, marking her first Australian dates in support of her forthcoming fifth studio album Train On The Island.
One of contemporary music’s most distinctive voices – moving between folk minimalism, art-pop abstraction, and something more elusive and theatrical – Harding is known for her arresting stage presence and disquieting intimacy. Train On The Island is set for release on Friday 8 May.
The Australian run follows an extensive 60-show tour across Europe and North America, marking one of Harding’s most ambitious live undertakings to date. Harding last visited Australia back in January, when she performed as special guest to Nick Cave on his recent Wild God tour.
The 10-track Train On The Island was co-produced with longtime collaborator John Parish (PJ Harvey, Dry Cleaning) at Rockfield Studios in Wales, the creative base for Harding’s previous albums albums Party (2017), Designer (2019), and Warm Chris (2022).
Across the album’s 10 tracks she is joined by Joe Harvey-Whyte (pedal steel), Mali Llywelyn (harp), Thomas Poli (synth), Sebastian Rochford (drums), and H. Hawkline’s Huw Evans (bass, vocals, acoustic/electric guitar and organ).
The tour will start in Melbourne on Wednesday 18 November, head to Hobart on 19 November. before going to Sydney on 22 November and a final show in Brisbane on 23 November.
Tickets to the shows go on sale to the public on Thursday 7 May (11am local time).
ALDOUS HARDING
AUSTRALIAN TOUR
NOVEMBER 2026
Presented by Frontier Touring and Penny Drop
PENNY DROP SUBSCRIBER PRESALE
Runs 24 hours from: Wednesday 6 May (10am local time)
or until presale allocation exhausted
TICKETS ON SALE
Begins: Thursday 7 May (11am local time)
Wednesday 18 November
Forum Melbourne | Melbourne, VIC
18+
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Thursday 19 November
Odeon Theatre | Hobart, TAS
Lic. All Ages
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Sunday 22 November
Enmore Theatre | Sydney, NSW
Lic. All Ages
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Monday 23 November
The Princess Theatre | Brisbane, QLD
18+
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